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Articles tagged Genetics: 20

It can be argued that crowdsourcing dates back to the early 1900s with the start of the Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count, now the longest running citizen science program. However, crowdsourcing was coined in 2006 by Jeff Howe of Wired magazine. He described it as the growing trend of everyday …

The Genetics of Taste Lab was host to the fatty acid taste study from November 2014 to August 2015. In that time we enrolled 1020 Museum guests, ages 8-90, as part of the crowdsourced data collection. The study was a true success in both citizen science and crowdsourcing, AND now that the data hav…

Your DNA genome is like a cookbook for your body. Just like a cookbook it has recipes in it. Your DNA genome recipes are called genes. Genes are like recipes, or instructions, for making something your body needs to survive and to be who you are!
Just like our staff and citizen scientists in t…

Citizen Science at the Bench: The Tas2R38-PROP (propylthiouracil) Association as a Model for Public Participation in Scientific Research
I think we should ask the public to help shape the research agenda, help them figure out with us, what we ought to be studying so we can solve real world problems…

Fatty Acids: The 6th Taste?
“Small differences in DNA can determine whether or not you can taste a particular substance.”
~Research Participant
Now Open!
The community-based Genetics of Taste Lab at the Denver Museum of N…

Madeline writes:
I enjoyed your talk tonight at the Dairy Center! I am a recent graduate from American University (BA in psychology with minors in biology & music) and currently interning with a pharmacology group in Boulder.
I am interested in learning more about your work down at the museum …

Our Genetics of Taste research study was honored to be the inspiration for this AWESOME sci-fi film made by young film makers Will, Denisse, Elian and Sam from Trail Ridge Middle School in Longmont, Colorado.
Their debut film, Attack of the Blue Tongued Zombies, takes you to the Genetics of…

Thank you to Dr. Moehring for this thoughtful email, and for providing more information on lactose intolerance. We greatly value feedback from our members and online audiences, and are encouraged by the discourse the article, "Today's Paleo Diet" has inspired.
Sincerely,Nicole
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Dear Dr. Garn…

Follow up to Catalyst Article: Today’s Paleo Diet
(Original article can be found here, on page 12: http://apps.dmns.org/Catalyst/April-May2013/index.html#page/1)
A special thanks to many readers who sent comments and questions about the article I wrote on the Paleo Diet. It is really reward…